[JJ McGraw]

The weather has been pretty cold and rainy this week, so I decided it was time to revisit and reorganize my T 206 collection. I started collecting these cards back in the late 1980’s and when I stopped a few years back( have no idea WHY I stopped) , I had quite a few cards in different holders stashed away in different locations…. Not a very smart thing to have done. So, this week I am methodically organizing it , pulling out my Beckett check list, where all the info on what I have and what I spent on each card. I still have 7 major league teams to go and then all the minor and southern league cards. I have already checked off 6 cards that were not accounted for in the Beckett book. I have left spaces where cards that I don’t have yet go and I have organized my cards by team. I’m anxious to get the new grand total on this set and then start filling some of the blank spaces. The real fun is going through this and re-examining each card and thinking about the “journey” of each card to my collection. Some of these are not in perfect condition, but I love the story they all tell.
These are definitely my number 2 favorite set ( my smaller Cracker Jack set being number 1) I love the Deadball era and read anything I can get my hands on.
This has been a great way to “come in from the cold” and continue to enjoy this hobby…..hope you all are doing the same.